Valve indexing means



March 30, 1948, W, MARGRAVE 2,438,672

VALVE INDEXING MEANS Filed Sept. v5', 1944 mventor Gttoruegs Patented Mar. 30, 1948 VALVE INDEYHNG MEAN Wilton Margrave, Cleveland, Ohio, assignor to The Parker Appliance Company, Cleveland, Ohio, a corporation of Ohio Application September 5, 1944, Serial No. 552,775

(Cl. 'Z4-527) a claims. 1

The invention relates generally to valve structures wherein are provided a flow passage `and a rotor turnable to open or close said passage, or a multiple of inlet and discharge ports and a rotor having a passage or passages therethrough and turnable to selected positions for bringing selected ports into registry for properly controlling now of fluid through the valve structure, and it primarily seeks to provide certain new and useful improvements in indexing means for determining the selective positioning of such rotors.

More specifically, the invention seeks to provide in a valve structure in which the rotor is turned back and forth a definite distance, say for example a quarter turn, in effecting a proper selection of inlet or discharge ports, or an opening and closing of the valve, novel rotor position determining indexing means comprising a rotor element attached to or forming a part of the valve rotor, a stationary part attached to or forming a part of the valve casing and having a bore therethrough'intersecting the axis of said rotor element and internally threaded outwardly of its intersection with said element, a stop screw mounted in one end of the bore and projected inwardly for engagement with said element, and a spring detent mounted in the other end of the bore and projecting inwardly f-or engagement with said element, said element having a recess in one side thereof to receive the screw projection and having its ends disposed to engage the screw when the valve rotor is turned to one or the other of two turning movement limits to definitely place the valve rotor, and said element having two recesses in its other side in which to selectively receive the spring detent and disposed cooperatively with relation to the recess ends to yieldably hold the valve rotor in one or the other of said turning movement limits.

With the above and other objects in view that will hereinafter appear, the nature of the invention will be more clearly understood by reference to the following detailed description, the appended claims, and the several views illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view illustrating a valve structure embodying the invention, the section being taken on the line I--I on Figure 2.

Figure 2 is an end elevation of the valve structure shown .in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 3-3 on Figure 1.

In the example of embodiment herein disclosed, the improved indexing means forming the subject matter of the .invention is shown as incorporated in a simple valve structure of the butteriiy type wherein is provided a casing 5 having a flow passage B therethrough controlledl by a butterily valve rotor .disk 1. The disk 1 41is secured on a stem 8 which is rotatable at its lower end in a bearing cup 9, and at its upper end the stem passes through a bearingvsleeve III. Sealing gasket means II surrounds the disk 1 in position for effecting a seal when the diskis turned la quarter-turn from the open position illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 to a closed position across the casing ilow passage 6. f .K j Y.

A cap I2 is removably secured on the casing and includes an upstanding boss I3 through which the upward stem extension I4I passes. The cap also is equipped withfa cross rib I5 having a bore I6 therethrough disposed to intersect the axis of the stem and rotor. It will be apparent by reference to Figures 1 and 3 that the rib I5 and its bore I6 comprise two radially extended portions, each extending to one side of the valve stem. Each radially extended portion 'of the bore I6 isinternally threaded at its outerend as at I1, and the cap I2 is provided with a counterbore I8, and within the counterbore a rotor element I9 is pin-secured as at 20 on the valve stem extension I4 so as to be rotatable withfthe valve rotor or disk 1 between the radially extended porti-ons of the rib bore I6. lA yoke 2l or other turning device is secured to the rotor element I 9A and stem extension I4 in the manner clearly illustrated in Figuresl and f One side face of thev rotor elementl I9 is cut away as at 22 -to form a recess or clearance having end stop portions 23 disposed to engage the end 24 of a stop screw 25 which is threadably mounted in one of the radially extended portions of the rib bore IB. It will be apparent by reference to Figures 1 and 3 of the drawing that the clearance or recess stop portions 23 are so disposed with relation to the inner end of the pin 24 extending into the counterbore I8 that said stop portions and the screw end will serve to denitely stop movement of the valve rotor or disk 1 after it has been turned 90 in either direction, thereby to denitely place said rotor in the fully open position'or in the fully closed position. In the other radially extended portion of the rib bore I6, there is mounted a screw plug 26 which backs up a compression spring 21 eneased at its other end with a follower 28 which in turn engages a detent ball 29. The spring pressed ball or detent 29 is engageable with one or the other of two recesses 30 formed in the side wall of the rotor element I9, and the recesses 30 are positioned in cooperative relation to `the stop portions 23 of the recess or clearance 22 so as to receive the ball 29 as one or theY other of the stoneportions 23,r engages in` rotor; stopping relationiwitlf 'tlr'e` serevq' 24. Thus; the coopergition of tles'pring pressed ball' or detnt v2!)i with 4 in are provided a casing and a rotor turnable back and forth to and between two selective positions, said indexing means comprising a rotor portion movable with the rotor, a part xed on the casing and having a first bore portion extending radially with respect to the aXis of the.

rotor and a second bore portionextending radiallywitlr respectfto said rotor axis, a stop screw mounted'in said" first here portion and projectthe recess 30 serves to yieldably Vhold the disk radially inwardlyrfor engagement with said or rotor 1 in the open position or inthe closed /tor portion, and a spring detent mounted in position. f A' 'fsaidsecond bore portion and projecting radially While the improved indexing ni-.fansfisr here-`v inwardlyffor.. engagement with said rotor porin disclosed as incorporated. 'i'fri a; valvkgo.iflrj tion"saidnfotorfportion having a recess in the butterfly type in which tli'" rotor'is turred 90?- '115; thereof" presented toward said screw with to either open or close the valvefit is to be understood that this indexing`v means? pelin?" I corporated in other forms of valves in whichthe Y rotor includes a, ow passage, or pass-ages',` in-v on r11 theV airis ofthertcr; a 's'topft screw 4@ UNTTEDSTATSPATENTS Nirnber. l `Name Y Date." Y

,6`5 l,7 6i Forbes., i"- June 3121900 m03099- Bean- May 13,190.2 Yiecting;rarillillz m Y 36,5;4586 YGannon Sept 1.0, 1907 hsaidf @or pltirsv 45 134983171' Kaps l June. 17,' 1.92.4 ??Qisn the.. SIC?? 13511833313 Bay1es. Mar. 301.1@26 ed .-tfwefiif SieW- Wlthft 16221559 Linden etat Mar. 22, 19127 .Ssidiposedi i9, .engage .as Siep 1,670,691f ,Ri'ggin May 22; 1928 .thescrew W. ,'-lfhel'qf't'mid ajocigze smith Nov.v 1o, 193e tpr er; the'otlier ofr saldf selective posities, '6D '163,299 steffen. Feb. 15 193s an dirctarpqrticnlalso-having' tir recesses arca-,4er Loomis. et a1 Mar. 1 19'38 eriplery' at its` other 'si'd' in t0 2jr ,oro`L r/rcnonoughv June 6,' 1939 f 2,356,241 Andersony Junge, 19441Y EoRErGNPA-.TENTS I'Sliimler y Country Y n DateV l 32%24()1 Great Eritain V May`15', 1930 the endsdftherec'ss disposed to engage as stop "nrean's withithescrew when the rotor is turned to?, onevor the other of said selective positions, and said" rotor portion,u also having two recesses in, its periphery at another side portionthereof.

iwhich tofselectivelyv receive the spring detent afd'dispos'ed cooperatively with relation tothe recess-'ends to yieldably hold the rotor-in oneV or tleo'therofsaidselective positions.

'L32 Anetent' structure as'A defined in claim 2 infwlilchthe stop screw is ,adljustaloly mountedr in* eir-stllore' portions'o' asv to permit projec- REFERENCES CITED- follhwing' referencesA are'of record in the .flieg ofL this patent: 

